Curtain-fixture.



PATENTED DEC. 3, 1907..

B. F. TYLER CURTAIN FIXTURE APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12. 1907.

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PATENTED DEC. '3, 1907.

B. FHI'YLBR. CURTAIN FIXTURE APPLICATION FILED IEB.12. 1907.

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BENJAMIN F. TYLER, OF COSHOGTON, OHIO.

CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3, 1907.

Application filed February 12. 1907. Serial No. 356,981-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. TYLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Coshocton, in the county of Coshocton and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Fixtures;and I do hereby declare that the following is .a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanyandpartially close the upper part of the window. Fig. 2 is an edge view ofthe curtains showing a transverse section ofthe curtain roll andillustrating the curtains in position to partially close the window.Fig. 3 is a front view, showing the curtains in position to partiallyclose the window. Fig. 4 is aview, showing portions of the. curtains inelevated position and the hook for connecting the curtains to theoperating cord showing the operating cord properly connected. Fig. 5 isa front view showing the curtains placed in position to close the upperportion of the window. Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on line 55Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a front view showing the curtains in position to closeor shade the lower portion of the window.

The present invention has relation to ourtain fixtures and it consistsin the novel arrangements hereinafter described and particularly pointedout in the claims.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawing.

In the accompanying drawing, 1 represents the window frame, which is ofthe ordinary construction and in which frame are connected the upper andlower window sashes 2 and 3, which sashes are of the ordinaryconstruction, and are connected in the ordinary manner.

The curtain roll 4 is of the usual spring roll type or kind-and isconnected to the brackets 5 and 6 in the usual manner, which bracketsmay be attached to any part of the window frame but at points so as tobring the curtain roll 4 substantially opposite or in front of themeeting rails of the upper and lower sa'shes, when said sashes arebrought attached to the window frame.

into the position to close the window, or in other words the curtainroll 4 is located about midway between the upper and lower extremitiesof the window frame proper.

To the curtain roll 4 are attached the two curtains or what might betermed sections 7 and 8, which sections may be made separate andattached or a single curtain may be folded and attached to the roll atits folded portion, as the only object is to provide two curtains orshades 7 and 8 for each window, and when the curtain sections arebrought into the position illustrated in Fig. 1 each curtain is unwoundthe curtain sections 7 and 8 move in opposite directions but when thetwo curtain sections are brought or hooked together as illustrated inFig. v4 they are both unwound from the roll 4 in the same direction thatis to say they are both moved upward as hereinafter described, and whenthe curtain sections 7 and 8 are brought into the position illustratedin Fig. 7 they are both unwound from the roll 4 as they are brought ormoved downward so as to close or shade the lower half of the window.

When it is desired to move one of the curtain sections upward and theother downward the hook 9 is connected to the loop or eye 10, said hookbeing connected to the cord 11, which cord extends upward over thepulley 12, thence over the pulley 13 and downward, and under the pulley14, and thence upward over the pulley 15 and attached to the windowframe proper and secured to the eye 16 carrying the pulley 12 or itsequivalent. In the drawings I'have shown the cord 11 extended over thepulley 15. This pulley is simply for the purpose of holding the cord inposition and so far as the pulley within itself is concerned forms noother function than that of supporting the cord and preventing the cordfrom wearing at the angle.

It will be understood that it is immaterial so far as the presentinvention is concerned as to how' and where the cord 11, is fixedly Letit be assumed that-the window shades 7 and 8 are in the positionillustrated in Fig. 3, and it is desired to bring the shades into theposition shown in Fig. 1, whichis done by a downward pull of the lowershade or curtain 8, which will impart a rotary movement to the roll 4,thereby unwinding the lower shade section 8, and also the upper shadesection 7, and as the upper shade section 7 is unwound it will moveupward by reason of the gravity of the weight 17, which is carried bythe cord 11, which weight is heavy enough to overbalance the weight ofthe shade 7.

It will be understood of course that the shades or curtains 7 and 8 canbe placed in any position within the limits of their movements and stopat any desired points by the ordinary catches such as are used in thenow common springand catch roll.

If it is not desired to move the curtains from the position shown inFig. 3 to the posi tion shown in Fig. 1 by a down pull of the lowershade or curtain 8 they can be brought into the position shown in'Fig. 1by a down pull of the right member of the cord 11, which gives an uppull of the cord connected tothe hook 9.

It will be understood that the downward movement of the weight 17 willbe of less distance than the upward movement of the curtain or shade 7,owing to the fact that the cord 11 passes under the pulley 14 and thenceupward and connected at a fixed point to the window frame. In someinstances it may be desired to shade the upper half of the window properand when this is desired the curtains 7 and 8 are connected together asillustrated in Fig. 4, the hook 9 belng connected to the loop 10 and thehook 18 connected to the loop 19, and a down pull of the cord 11 willelevate both curtains 7 and 8 and when it is desired to lower the cur-.tains a short down pull of the cord 11 and then a releasing of the samewill bring the spring roller into action and automatically roll thecurtains upon the roll 4. If it is de. sired to shade the lower half ofthe window proper the curtains 7 and 8 are permitted to hang down fromthe roll 4, and are operated in the usual manner.

It will be understood that the hooks 9 and 18 should both be carried bythe cord 11 so that said cord will operate both curtains when theirloops 10 and 19 are connected to the hooks 9 and 18.

It will be understood that by my peculiar arrangement I am enabled toprovide for ventilation at the top of the window as illustrated in Fig.1, owing to the fact that the upper section may be partially elevated orentirely elevated as desired but when entirely elevated the lowercurtain may possibly come slightly below the bottom of the window frameproper, reference of course being had to the relative lengths of the twocurtain sections or members 7 and 8.

Having fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a curtain fixture, the combination of a curtain roll locatedintermediate the bottom and upper ends of the window frame, two shadesconnected to said curtain roll and adapted to wind and unwind in unison,pulleys located at the upper end of the window frame and spaced fromeach other, a cord passed over said pulleys, hooks connected at one endof the cord and adapted for connection to the curtain shades, said cordcarrying a weight, and the weight located below one of the pulleysconnected to the upper portion of the window pane, all arrangedsubstantially as described and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. TYLER.

